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On an avi course last season the transceiver specialist said not to put your phone in your pants pocket. The transceiver and phone may be over 20 cm away from each other when in a normal upright stance but this may be greatly reduced in an avalanche as your knees could come up to your chest. A backpack was his preferred place for the mobile phone with a chest mounted transceiver .

Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?

Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?

@jbob, yes I agree with what they recommend. Many youngsters that have been out with us recently like to have them in the pocket, but once they look at how weak the clothes are they understand and put it in the harness.